SOCIAL MEDIA REPORTING & SCHEDULING

SproutSocial*– World class product and platform. Simple, super easy to use social media scheduling, reporting and so much more. Generate beautiful reports with the click of a button for Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.

STOCK PHOTOGRAPHY SITES

DESIGN TOOLS / PHOTO EDITING

Canva – one of my first choices for simple graphic creation – they have an app for your phone, too!

A Color Story (app) – an iPhone app with tons of filters and editing options from the ladies at A Beautiful Mess.

AfterLight –This is an iPhone app that is great for editing images on the go.

PicMonkey – This was one of the first free online tools I used for basic image editing.

WEBSITE STATISTICS & SEO TOOLS

Google Analtyics– A must-have! Track all visits to your site, view your visitor’s demographics, learn where your traffic is coming from, and more. Here are instructions on how to install on your site, or of course give us a shout.

Google Webmasters– A great tool to learn how to track your sites search performance and so much more! Need help? No problem!

Yoast SEOor– SEO is a complicated beast but these SEO plugins are the best out there if you’re looking for something more robust for your WordPress site than the standard SEO accommodations.

EMAIL MARKETING TOOLS

MailChimp – This service is wonderful if you’re just starting to build your email list. It’s free up to 2000 subscribers and is super easy to use!

CLOUD ACCOUNTING / BOOKKEEPING

FreshBooks * – Can’t say enough good things about FreshBooks. Ridiculously easy to use with powerful features. Check it out for yourself, you won’t be disappointed.

QuickBooks – another great solution trusted by quite a few (million) people.

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